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Puerto Rico does not have an official bird. In 2001 the legislature passed a bill designating the pitirre (Tyrannus dominicensis), but the governor vetoed the bill because although native to it is not endemic to Puerto Rico. [6] [7]
Coat of arms: Coat of arms of Corozal, Puerto Rico.svg: Coat of arms: Corozal esc.png * Culebra: Flag: Flag of Culebra (Puerto Rico).svg: Coat of arms: Coat of arms of Culebra, Puerto Rico.svg Escudo de armas de Culebra, Puerto Rico.svg (has wrong colors) Coat of arms of Culebra (Puerto Rico).png and others * Dorado: Flag: DoradoFlag.svg Dorado.gif
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Coat of Arms of Puerto Rico: Date: 27 January 2011, 21:24 (UTC) Source: Escudo de Puerto Rico 1.svg: Author: Escudo de Puerto Rico 1.svg: HansenBCNquiero saber n amor él. Escudos dé puerto; derivative work: Fry1989 21:25, 27 January 2011 (UTC) Other versions: SVG development
The coat of arms of Puerto Rico was first granted by the Spanish Crown on November 8, 1511, making it the oldest heraldic achievement in use in the Americas. [1] The territory was seized from Spain and ceded to the United States as a result of the Treaty of Paris that put an end to the Spanish–American War in 1899, after which two interim arms were adopted briefly.
Español: Escudo de Puerto Rico: un escudo verde y dentro de él un cordero plateado sentado encima de la biblia la cual a su vez contiene los siete sellos que representa los juicios de Dios escrito en el libro de Revelaciones por Apostol San Juan cuando era prisionero en la Isla de Patmos, atravesado por una bandera con una cruz e su veleta como la trae la devysa de Sanct Joan e por orla ...
The Letras de Ponce (English: Ponce letters) is a famous landmark in Barrio Sabanetas in Ponce, Puerto Rico, located southbound on PR-52 at the intersection with PR-10.The iconic monument consists of five letters that spell the name of the city P-O-N-C-E in 20-foot high (6.1 m) by 18-foot wide (5.5 m) by 12-foot deep (3.7 m) red and black letters.
"La Borinqueña " [b] [c] is the official anthem [4] of Puerto Rico. [5]After Puerto Rico became known as "The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" in 1952, [4] the first elected governor, Luis Muñoz Marín, signed law #2 of July 24, 1952, which made an altered version of the musical composition known as "La Borinqueña" its national anthem.